I just bought the book Build Your Own ASP.NET 4 Website Using C# & VB 4th Ed. and tried to use it by downloading Web Developer and The SQL Management software. When I tried to connect using the management software at the dialog box that is titled "Connedt to server" I got a message saying that the server was not found or not accessable.

If this is the correct forum to ask this question, I hope someone can help if it is not the right forum can some one direct me to the correct one. Does the book have a specific forum?

jwg

imaginekitty
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2011-12-25T13:32:21Z —
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Did you also get SQL Server Express? It may come with Web Developer but I'm not sure it's installed by default.

jwg
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2011-12-25T16:03:22Z —
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It comes with developer and according to the book get installed when you install developer.

imaginekitty
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2011-12-25T18:12:43Z —
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Here is how I have mine set: Do you have something similar? Are you using {COMPUTERNAME}\SQLExpress?

jwg
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2011-12-25T18:26:19Z —
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Thanks, It was the /SQLEXPRESS that was not there by default as soon as I change that it worked.

imaginekitty
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2011-12-25T18:30:58Z —
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jwg said:

Thanks, It was the /SQLEXPRESS that was not there by default as soon as I change that it worked.